In its first road game of the season, UCLA men’s basketball found a home at the free throw line. After junior guard Bryce Alford missed his first free throw attempt almost eight minutes into the first half, the Bruins (3-1) didn’t miss for the rest of the game, hitting 23 straight to finish 23-of-24. UCLA […]
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Men’s basketball guards lead team to win against Pepperdine
The Bruins had been in this situation before. Up by double digits in the second half at home, the UCLA men’s basketball team’s control of the game was beginning to fade. Last Friday, the Bruins let a 12-point lead with 9:50 left in the second half disappear in just four minutes. Monmouth ended up stunning […]
Big duo Tony Parker, Thomas Welsh step up against early opponents
UCLA men’s basketball might not have figured out its identity yet just two games into the season, but the Bruins have built a foundation with a pair of towering anchors in the paint. Even after UCLA blew a 13-point lead with 12:29 left in the second half to fall in overtime to Monmouth, there was […]
Q&A: ‘Shark Tank’ propels former UCLA tennis player’s company to success
After one season on the UCLA men’s tennis team from 1998 to 1999, Zack Fleishman decided to turn professional. He ended up playing 10 years on the professional circuit before a mountain biking accident forced him to retire from the sport. Along the way, Fleishman was introduced to David Patrick, and the two went on […]
Student athletic trainer learns the ropes with hands-on experience
It was barely past 10 a.m. when Megan Lee’s first scheduled athlete came in for treatment the morning before the first game of a three-game homestand. Surrounded by dozens of athletes and athletic trainers in the Acosta Athletic Training and Rehabilitation Room, the third-year physiological science student immediately began to work on the baseball player. […]
Junior college transfer signs for UCLA men’s basketball
After committing to UCLA men’s basketball Sunday morning following a campus visit, junior college transfer Ikenna Okwarabizie signed a National Letter of Intent with the Bruins Monday. Okwarabizie will join UCLA as a sophomore after playing his freshman season at Tyler Junior College where he averaged 6.5 points, seven rebounds and 1.2 blocks. The a […]
New defensive coordinator adjusts to team’s tempo
UCLA football typically blasts classic rock and hip-hop music throughout practice, reverberating well outside the walls of Spaulding Field and spilling onto the UCLA campus. But for defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, the music was yet another aspect he had to get used to in his transition to the Bruins. At the beginning of the seventh […]